Compleanno

today was my birthday. i got lots of cards (both digital and analog,) some flowers, a cupcake, a free dinner, a freshwater pearl necklace, seeing the inside of the coliseum for the first time, and being in italy for three months. i think that means my life must rock.

why i want to be home right now-
i miss my mommy, my daddy, and my sistah.
the water tastes better there.
there are probably a ton of pro choice rallies about to happen that i should be at.
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i miss sushi. and mondays.
people there don't speak in a language i don't understand at a speed i can't comprehend.
there are people i need to see and talk to right this instant that are really much too far away.

why i love being in italy right now-
i get to experience things made by bernini in person (so i can walk around them.)
i get to turn nineteen at the coliseum.
italian soccer is exciting.
flea markets are super exciting.
i never have to sit in a classroom.
caravaggio is startling and i love him.
nothing here is mediocre.